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tonight on "world news," breaking her silence. the woman who accused one of the world's most powerful men of sexual assault in that new york city hotel room tells abc news, it's an abc news exclusive. what that hotel worker at the center of the storm told abc's robin roberts just moments ago. no deal. even with emergency meetings in washington, tonight, real worries about the real price for americans. all eyes on wall street and your 401(k). in his own words. the gunman in norway in his own video, his own manifesto. tonight we learn who it was, the american, who inspired him. beyond help? as fans mourn the death of amy winehouse, her own father had already written the eulogy. tonight, are some addicts simply beyond help from their own loved ones? and, caught. after learning of a big shark caught off massachusetts this weekend, our correspondent, face to face in the water.
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good evening on this sunday night. and we begin here with that abc news exclusive. the woman at the center of the storm. the hotel maid who accused one ofofhe world's most powerful men, the french banker dominique strauss-kahn, of sexual assault, in that hotel room here in new york, is now breaking her silence tonight. just a short time ago, sitting down with abc's robin roberts. the hotel worker says she stands by her story, declaring, "god as my witness, i'm telling the truth." for the first time, we see her and abc's linsey davis is here with what we've heard from the worker so far. >> reporter: this is the first time we're seeing her face. perhaps you've never heard her name before. nafissatou diallo is the woman we simply came to know as the hotel maid who accused dominique strauss-kahn of attempted rape. she's ending her silence with an
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exclusive tv interview with "good morning america's" robin roberts. why now? "i never want to be in public," she says, "but i have no choice. now i have to be in public. i have to for myself. i have to tell the truth." and what does she want to see happen by coming forward? "i want justice. i want him to go to jail. i want him to know there are some places you cannot use your money. you cannot use your power when u do something like this." after her initial accusation, there were reports she lied on an asylum application and other discrepancies that cast doubt on her account. but in her interview with abc and with christopher dickie of "newsweek," who got thth exclusive print interview, she stuck by her story. >> when she talked about strauss-kahn's attack, she wasn't weeping. and it was -- i would say there was about as much anger as there was sadness. >> reporter: he describes her not only as the proud mother of a 15-year-old girl, but as someone who took great pride in her job. >> if you know people who are challenged in different ways,
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who are living on the edge of society, they cling to something that gives them dignity and honor. and -- i -- i don't know why it makes me emotional, but it's so sad. she clung to that. her whole life. it was all built around being a maid at the sofitel. and that, then, makes her account, where she says, "i thought, i'm going to lose my job," credible. >> reporter: strauss-kahn's attorney says she has an ulterior motive in coming forward, saying in a statement, "her lawyers know that her claim for money suffers a fatal blow when the criminal charges are dismissed, as they must be." she says she did not know who strauss-kahn was or that he was a top contender to be the next president of france until she saw it on the news the next day. at the time, she feared she would be killed but now, she is simply angry.
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and as you said, david, she told abc news today, "god is my witness, i'm telling the truth." >> linsey davis tonight, pouring through the transcripts as they come in. linsey, thank you. the interview taking place just a short time ago. you'll hear from the hotel maid first thing tomorrow morning on "good morning america" and, of course, tomorrow night here on "world news with diane sawyer." but we do move on tonight and to those emergency meetings in washington, and this evening, the two words we heard from key lawmakers. "no deal" on the debt. tonight, as that clock continues to wind down to the deadline, just eight days left and counting, there are real worries about whether any deal could come together in that amount of time. and there is now worry about wall street, too, that wall street knows this. and will our 401(k)s now start to feel it? abc's david kerley has been following it all in washingt. david, good evening. >> reporter: david, at this hour, the top democrat from the senate and the house are here at the white house meeting with the president, scrambling to make progress. perhaps setting their final position in these negotiations. now, the country's credit card runs out in a little more than
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eight days, and congress knows it has to start moving legislation tomorrow to get it done in time. the deadline is now. they have met face to face, walked away from the table, missed deadlines to put together a big deal to avoid a debt crisis. but with the clock ticking, tonight, it appears only a short-term deal may emerge. the republican house speaker said he'd unveil a plan late today. >> there is going to be a two-stage process. it's not physically possible to do all of this in one step. >> reporter: the first stage of boehner's plan? cut a trillion dollars. and raise the debt ceiling by a trillion dollars. that would allow the government to pay its bills through early next year, a short-term fix. >> we can't adopt an approach that leaves the threat of default hanging over the country for another six months or so. that would be dedely irresponsible to do. >> reporter:r:oehner's second stage? name a 12-member congressional commission, which, during those same six months, would come up with an additional $3 trillion in cuts, including entitlements. and tax reform to raise revenue. but unanswered? will congress have to vote again
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on raising the debt ceiling next year? >> and then have to go through this whole exercise all over again. that we're not going to do. >> reporter: that is the line the president has drawn. a veto threat unless the debt ceiling is extended beyond next year's elections. but with little time left, financial markets will now judge washington's inability to make a deal. as asia markets open over the next few hours, u.s. stocks and bonds could be slammed. and if you have an i.r.a. or >> the markets may panic on monday, simply because the speaker has set a deadline. the reality is, the united states will not miss a payment on its bonds. >> reporter: the speaker said he would unveil his plan this afternoon. he did not. but he spoke to republicans on a teleconference and told them, "it's time to make some sacrifices." we will not hear a deal, david, it looks like, until tomorrow. davivi >> david kerley, thank you. i want to bring in abc's rick klein, our senior washington editor.
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still, no deal, rick, as you heard there. and real concern about what the market could do. when comes the breaking point for the american voter? >> reporter: we're about to find out. and that's because a new political force is going to emerge in this debate, and that is these financial markets. if they react as negatively as everyone fears that they might, everyone with a 401(k), everyone trying to get a house loan or a car loan is going to feel this in a hurry. it's going to take the politics around this into another realm and really rachet up the pressure to reach some kind of a deal. >> and rick, from your reporting on this, do the leaders who are holding the meetings at the white house, the dueling press conferences, know how angry americans are already? >> reporter: they do. but they think that all of the anger is directed at the other side. same goes for both parties. both are convinced they have the will of the people at their backs. the problem for them is, there is enough blame to go around. in our latest abc news/"washington post" poll, last week, 80% of people said they were dissatisfied, even angry at washington. that's up 11 points in just the last month. and david, if there is no deal, we're only going to see that move in one direction. >> angry with them all, as you point out. rick klein, thank you.
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now, to norway tonight. the death toll now up to 93 after the two terror attacks, one after the other. and this evening, a troubling portrait of the suspect is now emerging. his nearly ten years of planning, his motivations and the american madman who was allegedly his inspiration. abc's miguel marquez is in norway. miguel? >> reporter: david, as the memorial here in central oslo grows, the next phase of this is about to begin. anders behring breivik is due in court tomorrow and his lawyer says he'll explain his actions then. it's a peek into the mind of a mass murderer. a video posted online by anders behring breivik shortly before his killing spree began. the video, along with a 1,500-page manifesto, much of it copied and pasted from a similar document by the unabomber, ted kacacnski. it's a racist anti-islamic rant. breivik believed it
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would spark an uprising of like-minded radicals. if anything, this killer was meticulous. planning the attack for at least nine years. urging european right wingers to "embrace martyrdom." knew his acts were gruesome, but called them necessary. and what he most wanted was to change norwegian society. at a memorial service today, norway's prime minister could barely speak. the pain so deep, translation hardly necessary. this tiny nation, shaken to its core. norway's king and queen, reduced to tears. the entire church sobbing uncontrollably. >> i have no words. the feeling of that i'm going to die and the fear that i heard so many shots of this gun. he never stopped shooting. >> reporter: lars haugland forever changed, but a survivor. so were these kids who barricaded themselves into a building using mattresses. terror written on their faces. norwegians say this tragedy will not change their way of life. tonight, it is hard to see how
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that is possible. but they insist, they'll emerge stronger. david? >> miguel marquez again inin norway tonight, thank you. and back in this country, and to what's become a marathon of dangerous, punishing heat. as you head back to work tomorrow, some relief in the northeast, but tonight, abc's ryan owens from texas, reporting in on the huge part of this country with no break in sight. >> reporter: it's so hot outside, the crew replacing the turf at this football field near oklahoma city volunteered to work the graveyard shift. >> just too hard to work during the day. >> reporter: this is the 23rd day in a row dallas has been 100 degrees or hotter. that's the fifth longest triple digit run in city history. in ft. worth, the city has brought in officers on their days off to check on pets. there's a backlog of 400 calls. >> we're finding animals very sick. some have passed. it's very, very important to keep them watered and cooled off.
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>> reporter: across the middle of the country, it's not just the oppressive heat but a historic drought. the sun is baking crops across the midwest. thth vegetable farm is near indianapolis. >> if this continues, the risk to the plants that are setting blossoms will abort those blossoms. >> reporter: to the south, the lakes texans normally turn to for summer relief are drying up fast. 75% of the lone star state is in what's known as an exceptional drought. that's up 50% in just seven weeks. the last nine months here have been the driest ever recorded. those docks you see behind me should be floating in several feet of water. tonight, like so much else here, they are bone dry. we've actually heard texans hoping for a hurricane this season, saying, perhaps that would put a dent in this drought. david? >> ryan owens tonight. ryan, thank you. we want to turn now to accuweather meteorologist justin povick in the weather center tonight. and justin, you and i have been
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talking about this at length, the drought, the high pressure just sitting there over texas and several states. is there any relief in sight? >> reporter: david, no relief in sight for the lone star state. in fact, a handful of states encompassed by this extreme heat wave across the south plains, the third driest ever across the state of texas, the third worst drought ever. and we are looking at conditions not improving throughout the next week. >> as we look to the week ahead for the rest of the country, you say in many parts, this heat is simply going to reload? >> reporter: that's right. the south plains taking the brunt of the heat early week, but that shifts gears, furtherer up north, backcknto the great plains, south dakota. and then has eyes set again on the east coast as we move ahead into late week. >> and so here we go all over again. justin povick, thank you. across new york state today, they were lining up at the altar. the first day same sex marriage became legal. a milestone in the gay rights movement and a money maker in this economy. >> i know pronounce you legally
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married. >> reporter: it began at midnight when the law took effect, in that classic wedding destination, niagra falls. across new york stste today, thousands of same sex couples said "i do." >> i'm glad that my parents are getting married. >> reporter: robyn selman and karin cook are long-time partners and parents. >> we've always felt married in our hearts and that's apparently the way our children experience our family. >> reporter: there are over 800 same sex couples getting married in new york city alone today, and projected 21,000 same sex couples will tie the knot statewide in the next three years. it means millions of dollars in state revenue at a time when new york needs it most. gay marriage is expected to bring in $391 million to new york over the next three years. and if gay marriage was legalized nationwide, it is estimated it would add $9.5 billion a year to the economy. business is already booming at city cakes in manhattan. >> we're anticipating probably about a 30% growth in our
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overall business. >> reporter: along with the governor, new york mayor michael bloomberg lobbied for same sex marriage. he's a former republican, and says the party's stance against gay marriage is at odds with the gop philosophy of personal freedom. >> they want the government out of your personal life -- government should not tell you who you can marry -- and they think that marriage is a stabilizing influence e society and they value the sanctity of marriage. >> you may seal your vows with a kiss. >> reporter: new york is the biggest state yet to approve gay marriage, but 41 states still ban it. so, while the political battle is not over, today was a day for thousands to declare a very personal victory. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. and there is still much more ahead on "world news" this sunday night. remembering amy winehouse. her father had written her eulogy before her death. tonight, we ask, are some loved ones beyond help? how do you break through? the air fare firestorm tonight. one of the taxes once charged on
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so many now asking, just how do families break through when a loved one is spiraling? abc's simon mcgregor-wood is in london. ♪ we only said good-bye with words ♪ >> reporter: outside her house in north london, they gathered to remember and to mourp. the usual tributes and the more unconventional props of a rock star's life. especially this one's. almost a celebration of her self-destructive lifestyle. this handwritten note said, "you are with thehengels now. no more pain. no more torment." all day long, the floral tributes and cards have been arriving at this spot, which is likely to become a shrine for those wanting to remember a life cut tragically short, but also one blessed with great talent. >> i just thought she had the most amazing voice and it's such waste for her to die, you know? >> reporter: lady gaga tweeted today that winehouse changed pop music forever, while admitting she had "lived the blues." amy's father mitch flew back from new york today. a family statement said, "our family has been left bereft by
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and finally tonight here, from martha's vineyard in massachusetts, where the famous movie "jaws was shot," this 538-pound shark was hauled in from the atlantic waters this weekend. the giant fish was landed as part of the monster shark tournament, living up to its name. and the movie "jaws" caused that panic at the beach and made sharks one of the most feared creatures on the planet. but it turns out, even the sharks could use a little love. abc's nick watt learned that right off the waters of south
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africa. >> reporter: we've come to meet one of the most feared, demonized and endangered predators on earth face to face. >> how's the water, nick? >> reporter: cold! great whites have an attack speed of 45 feet per second. holy [ bleep ]. i could see its gills. oh. if i was brave -- out on the water, we saw a pod of playful dolphins and an adorable 2-year-old whale. both favorites for cuddly conserertionists. great whites are a much tougher sell. >> it's not like whales or dolphins where people want to care about them. 100 million sharks are killed a year. a lot of people don't know that. >> reporter: they're hunted for their infamous jaws, teeth and fins. and many drown in nets designed to keep swimmers and surfers safe. and here in capetown, there are no nets. just shark spotters on the cliffs who sound a warning when a fin approaches. this scares me to death, but for
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allison, proves that sharks and man can share the ocean. sightings in the last three rk years and no negative interaction, bites, attacks, by sharks at the beaches. >> reporter: i still hate great whites. but now, i do admire them. from this close, it's hard not to. they survived 20 million years in our oceans. now, our grudgdgg respect might be all that saves them from extinction. >> a brave nick watt. nick, we thank you. and that is "world news" for this sunday night. a reminder, first thing tomorrow morning on "gma," the hotel worker at the center of that form, breaking her silence with robin roberts. i'm david muir. diane sawyer back tomorrow. good night.
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a day of mourning in norway as the country grieves for the 93 people killed in twin terror attacks. good evening, i'm alan wang. shock wave from the violent attacks hit ex patriots living here in the bay area. >> norway a country of about 5 million people. the heak has people how it's possible something like this could happen in their homeland. ♪ >> after two days of shock and disbelief, for many local norwegians there was one place to go on sunday morning. >> it was who are. i had to come

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